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AN ORDINANCEREPEALINGCHAPTER8.20 OF THEMOSESLAKEMUNICIPALCODEENTITLED"WEEDCONTROLREGULATIONS"ANDENACTINGNEWCHAPTER8.21 ENTITLED"WEEDCONTROLREGULATIONS"
THECITY COUNCILOF THECITY OF MOSESLAKE,WASHINGTON00 ORDAINAS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Chapter 8.20 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Weed ControlRegulations"is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Section 2.Chapter 8.21 entitled "Weed Control Regulations"shall read as follows:
8.21.010 Weeds:No owner of any lot,place,or area within the City of Moses Lakeortheagentofsuchowner,shall permit to grow,lay,or locate upon anysidewalkabuttingthesameanyweeds,grass,or deleterious,unhealthfulgrowths,or other noxious matter which hinders pedesterian traffic in anywayalongsuchsidewalk.
8.21.020 Violation Declared Nuisance:A public nuisance is declared to existwherethereareanyweeds,grass,or deleterious,unhealthful growths orothernoxiousmatterwhichgrows,lays,or locates upon any sidewalkabuttinganylot,place,or area within the City of Moses Lake.AllowingapublicnuisanceisaviolationoftheMosesLakeMunicipalCodeandpunishableasprovidedforin1.08.010.
8.21.030 Notice to Destroy:The Building Official is hereby authorized andempoweredtonotifyinwritingtheownerofanysuchlot,place,or areawithintheCityofMosesLakeortheagentofsuchownertoabatethenuisancebycutting,destroying,and/or removing any such weeds,grass,or deleterious,or unhealthful growths or other noxious matter foundgrowing,laying,or which is located upon the sidewalk abutting the same.Such notice shall be by certified mail,addressed to said owner or agentofsaidowner,at his last known address.I 8.21.040 Action Upon Non-Compliance -Costs:Upon the failure,neglect,or refusalofanyowneroragentsonotifiedtoabateanuisancebycutting,des-troying,and/or removing the weeds,grass,or deleterious,unhealthfulgrowths,or other noxious matter growing,laying,or located upon thesidewalkabuttingthesame,within 15 days after receipt of the writtennoticeprovidedforinSection8.20.030 above,or within 15 days afterthedateofsuchnotice,in the event the same is returned to the City ofMosesLakebythepostofficebecauseoftheinabilitytomakedeliverythereof,provided the same was properly addressed to the last knownaddressofsuchowneroragent,the Building Official is hereby autho-rized and empowered to abate the nuisance and act on behalf of the CityofMosesLakeinauthorizingpaymentforthecutting,destroying,and/orremovalofsuchweeds,grass,or deleterious,unhealthful growths orothernoxiousmatterortoordertheremovalbytheCityofMosesLake'sownpersonnel.
8.21.050 When the City of Moses Lake has affected the removal of such obnoxiousgrowthorhaspaidforitsremoval,the actual cost of the removal,plusdamagesandotherchargesincurredbytheCityofMosesLakeshallbechargedtotheownerofsuchproperty.The costs,damages,and otherchargesincurredb.y the city shall be recovered by civil action broughtbythecityagainstthepropertyowner(s)responsible.
8.21.060 This ordinance is intended to supplement the weed control provisionsIcontainedintheUniformFireCodeasadministeredbytheFireDepart-ment.This ordinance is not intended and shall not impair the adminis-tration of the Uniform Fire Code as it relates to weed control.The FireDepartmentshallcontinuetoadministertheUniformFireCodeasitpertainstoweedsandfirehazards.
Section 3.This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5)days afteritspassageandpublicationasprovidedbylaw.
PASSEDby the City Council of the City of Moses Lake,Washington,and APPROVEDbyitsMayorthis25thdayofMarchSl.
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Published:March 27,1981
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